... $3,190,755 $4, 2 64, 207 $3,203,5 24 $3 ,47 8,017Gross profit on sales 841 ,275 1,156,000 872,659 930,979Net earnings 14, 550 52, 349 58,818 56,608Net LIFO charge (credit) 2 ,44 4 2 ,44 4 1,833 (4, 030)Source: ... Team-Fly® 240 On some occasions, companies that play the financial numbers game will overstate the value of assets received for the issue of stock. While bypassing the income statement, the net ... income over the remaining term of the securities. 48 The transfer will permit the recognition in income of unrealized investment gains total-ing $1.1 billion over the holding periods of the investments....